The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Haliel Lightsong]

"But if you hadn't summoned that ice elemental, I probably wouldn't have gotten back to the dragon before it also killed Feather Jassinth," Haliel admits reluctantly. "And I can't be certain I would have beaten the dragon either. I think I could have but..."

[Marian Hawke]

"Then..." begins Marian, and she takes a deep, shaky breath. "Then I'm glad I did it," she says, firmly. "But I'm going to have to get better. A lot better. If I summoned an elemental I must have arcane potential. I'm going to need to learn to harness it on purpose."

[Haliel Lightsong]

Haliel squeezes Marian's hand, eyes wet again. "I'm proud of you," she says softly.

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene reaches up to tug on Varric's sleeve, then indicates Marian.

[Varric]

Varric raises an eyebrow, head cocked to the side. "Sorry?" He keeps his voice low, not wanting to interrupt to the two ladies.

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene mimes drinking something, then taps nir temple, then gestures from Varric to Marian.

[Varric]

A beat later and he nods. "Yeah, I'll be happy to keep teaching her brewing. Unstable or not, she managed a nonlethal, technically working mutagen variation with less then six months of training."

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene beams at him, nodding once, clearly satisfied. 

[Marian Hawke]

Marian, on the other hand, glances over to them. "She doesn't want to keep teaching me herself? Sorry, nemself?"

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene frowns, tapping nir lips twice with a finger. 

[Varric]

"Ne is nonverbal at the moment so..." Varric shrugs. "I get to sub in until ne's able to teach again. Besides, they're a divine caster and you're looking toward arcane, right? Unless you plan to pick up an instrument or learn to sing, I'm the only arcane caster in the..." He thinks a moment, then shrugs. "Only arcane caster in the family, so to speak."

[Haliel Lightsong]

Haliel grins but wisely doesn't comment on his word choice.

[Marian Hawke]

Marian smiles a little, but it's a sad smile. "Maybe that's why I keep fucking up. Because this is a family and I'm really bad at families."

[Varric]

"Not like any of us have really proven ourselves to be all that great at it either, " Varric points out. "Besides, you're getting better at it: pretty sure pulling off heroics in defense of family is one of those virtues people are always going on about."

[Marian Hawke]

"Will you show me what I did wrong? With the mutagen? I can get my notebook, I-- well. Nevermind. I won't be in a state to discuss it by the time you figure it out." She grimaces.